Bottom of the 8th

Jason Kendall singled to left. Runner on first with none out and David DeJesus due up.

Out

David DeJesus bunts into a fielder's choice, first to short. Runner on first with one out and Billy Butler due up.

Out

Billy Butler flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Jose Guillen due up.

Single

Jose Guillen singled to left. Runners on first and second with two outs and Alberto Callaspo due up.

Substitution

J.J. Putz enters the game for the White Sox with two out and runners on first and second.

Walk

Alberto Callaspo walked. Bases loaded with two outs and Mike Aviles due up.

Out

Mike Aviles grounded into a fielder's choice, third to second to end the inning.

Top of the 9th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Blake Wood starts the inning for the Royals.

Walk

Juan Pierre walked. Runner on first with none out and Alexei Ramirez due up.

Out

Alexei Ramirez sacrifice bunt to catcher, catcher to second. Runner on second with one out and Alex Rios due up.

Out

Alex Rios grounded out second to first. Runner on third with two outs and Paul Konerko due up.

Out

Paul Konerko struck out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom of the 9th

Play Type

Play

Single

Wilson Betemit singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Yuniesky Betancourt due up.

Substitution

Willie Bloomquist is pinch-running for Wilson Betemit.

Out

Yuniesky Betancourt flied out to right. Runner on first with one out and Scott Podsednik due up.

Out

Willie Bloomquist caught stealing second, catcher to short. None on with two outs and Scott Podsednik at the plate.

Out

Scott Podsednik struck out looking to end the game.

Recap: Kansas City vs. Chicago WSox

Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Alexei Ramirez's run-scoring single in the fourth inning proved to be the difference, as the Chicago White Sox held off the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, in the second test of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

Gordon Beckham and A.J. Pierzynski each scored once and drove in a run for the White Sox, who avoided their first three-game skid since a four-game slide from April 15-18. Juan Pierre knocked in the other run for Chicago.

Gavin Floyd (3-7) lasted 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits to pick up his first career win in Kansas City. He was a miserable 0-4 with a 7.53 earned run average in his previous five starts at Kauffman Stadium.

Scott Podsednik had two RBI for the Royals, who had won four of five coming in. Wilson Betemit drove in a run and scored once in defeat.

Brian Bannister (7-6) gave up four runs on eight hits in a four-inning start. He also fanned four batters and walked two in the loss.

"This team for whatever reason, my ERA's a full 5 points higher than other teams," Bannister said. "I still have failed to come up with a solution for that lineup. It seems like every time I play against them, they come up with a creative way to beat me."

The White Sox drew first blood with three runs in the second. Mark Kotsay hit a one-out double and crossed the plate on Pierzynski's single to left. Dayan Viciedo and Beckham followed with singles of their own, with the latter plating a run. Pierre grounded out to score another run.

Chicago added a run in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead. Beckham hit a one-out double and crossed the plate two batters later on Ramirez's base hit to right.

Kansas City scored three times in the fifth to make it a 4-3 game. Alberto Callaspo singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Betemit's double. Yuniesky Betancourt followed with a single and moved to second on Carlos Quentin's throwing error. Podsednik's base hit up the middle plated two runs.

J.J. Putz entered the game for Chicago in the eighth with runners on first and second and two outs. He walked Callaspo to load the bases, but got Mike Aviles to ground into a fielder's choice to end the threat.

Putz worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to pick up his second save of the year.

"We've got a lot of guys down there that have done some closing," Putz said. "I've done it for a few years in Seattle. I know what to expect when you go out there."